Just because Steve keeps recycling this thread over and over again does not make his point any less valid. Most good teams do well against bad teams but the Yankees absolutely FEAST off bad teams and oftentimes struggle against good teams. This sad fact is evidenced by their early exits in the playoffs. In the last 10 years, the only team the Yankees have beaten in the first round of the playoffs is the Minnesota Twins. They are 4-0 against the Twins and 0-5 against everyone else. Essentially, if we are not playing the Twins we are getting our butts kicked.

The Yankees dominance against bad teams has propelled them to the playoffs 9 of the last 10 years. Cashman has built teams that are just good enough to make the playoffs. Problem is, he hasn’t built teams that are good enough to do any real damage when they get there.